By Dan Walsh
The Doyle brothers from Ballindaggin – Donnchadh, Sean and Cormac – were in winning form today with one success each at two point-to-point fixtures in Galway and Cork.
At Bartlemy Donnchadh Doyle got off to a flying start with newcomer Lady Kluck coming home one length to the good under Brian Lawless in the maiden race for four-year-old mares. Next it was the turn of Cormac Doyle in the second division of the gelding’s maiden race. He saddled by newcomer Sober Glory, gave Jack Hendrick the leg up leaving the parade ring, and he booked his place in the sales ring soon when coming home to a two and a half lengths victory.
Meanwhile, the action had begun in Loughrea and Sean Doyle won the opener – mares maiden race for four-year-olds – with newcomer Hard Dealt by two lengths and Jamie Scallan was in the saddle.
Handler John Paul Berry whose stables are at Ballyboy, Tomhaggard, had a brilliant afternoon winning both divisions of the four-year-old geldings maiden race; Division one went to Catherine Mannion’s Kingkong Ciergues with Ross Sugrue up and 14 lengths the winning margin and Ross Berry was aboard Shirley Berry’s Joltin N Jivin to achieve the double by five lengths.
And finally, the champion team of Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe struck winning form with Deilskin by five lengths in the winner of two race.
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